Ben Davies
Defender - Centre-Back
at Oxford United
at Oxford United
274 days · joined 2025-08-23
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€2.50m
Rating · 24/25
5.7
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Preston North End
top club · 145 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2004
goals rank
#1097
assists rank
6
season goals
8
season assists
Among 3,233 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2023
€4.10m
top transfer fee · 22/23
1
best season · 16/17
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1995-08-11 · 6 players total
374Appearances
6Goals
8Assists
42Yellow cards
0Red cards
149Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ben Davies |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Benjamin Keith Davies |
| Date of birth | 1995-08-11 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Oxford United |
| On loan from | ↩ Rangers FC parent contract: 2026-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-08-23 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | CAA Base Ltd |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Oxford United → Rangers
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Rangers → Oxford United
25/26 · Loan
Jun 2025
Transfer: Birmingham → Rangers
24/25 · Return from loan
Aug 2024
Transfer: Rangers → Birmingham
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Rangers FC, Birmingham City
47 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Rangers FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Liverpool → Rangers
22/23 · Transfer · €4.10m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Rangers FC
38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Liverpool
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Liverpool → Sheff Utd
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sheffield United
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Preston → Liverpool
20/21 · Transfer · €1.85m
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Liverpool FC, Preston North End
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Preston North End
38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Preston North End
41 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Preston North End
35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Fleetwood → Preston
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Preston → Fleetwood
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Preston North End, Fleetwood Town
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Newport County → Preston
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Preston → Newport County
15/16 · Loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Southport → Preston
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Preston → Southport
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Preston North End, Newport County, Southport FC
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2014
Transfer: Tranmere → Preston
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Transfer: Preston → Tranmere
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: York City → Preston
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
Transfer: Preston → York City
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — York City
47 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Preston U19 → Preston
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Preston North End
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2801 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.03/90
Assists1 total · 0.03/90
G+A2 total · 0.06/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.15/90
Minutes played by club
Rangers FC
2.2%
Birmingham City
22.0%
Sheffield United
14.0%
Liverpool FC
0.0%
Preston North End
47.5%
Fleetwood Town
14.2%
Newport County
0.0%
Southport FC
0.0%
Tranmere Rovers
0.0%
York City
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 297 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2,959 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,887 |
| Liverpool FC | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston North End | 8 | 12/13 | 20/21 | 145 | 2 | 3 | 6,381 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1,911 |
| Newport County | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southport FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| York City | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Birmingham City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Birmingham City | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,959 |
| 24/25 | Prem. Sports Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Champions League Qu. | Rangers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Rangers FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Rangers FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Viaplay Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League | Rangers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League Qu. | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Viaplay Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Sheffield United | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,887 |
| 21/22 | Championship Play-Offs | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Preston North End | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Preston North End | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Preston North End | 40 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3,456 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Preston North End | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,925 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,911 |
| 16/17 | League One Play-Offs | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Newport County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | National League | Southport FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League One | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | York City | 44 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two Play-Offs | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League One | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Preston U19 | Preston | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-19 | Preston | York City | Loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | York City | Preston | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-19 | Preston | Tranmere | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-19 | Tranmere | Preston | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-11 | Preston | Southport | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-19 | Southport | Preston | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-07 | Preston | Newport County | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Newport County | Preston | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-02 | Preston | Fleetwood | Loan | 75000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Fleetwood | Preston | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Preston | Liverpool | Transfer | 2400000 | €1.85m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-16 | Liverpool | Sheff Utd | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Sheff Utd | Liverpool | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-19 | Liverpool | Rangers | Transfer | 2500000 | €4.10m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-25 | Rangers | Birmingham | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Birmingham | Rangers | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-23 | Rangers | Oxford United | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Oxford United | Rangers | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2019-11-24 | 2019-12-24 | 31 | 6 |
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2020-07-12 | 2020-08-12 | 32 | 3 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-10-20 | 2020-11-22 | 34 | 7 |
| 22/23 | minor knock | 2022-10-29 | 2022-11-02 | 5 | 2 |
| 23/24 | Knock | 2023-08-04 | 2023-08-15 | 12 | 4 |
Current€2.50m
Peak€3.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€2.45m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rafferty | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cochrane | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie May | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ledson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lundstram | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Browne | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Tavernier | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Championship | Preston North End | 1 | 40 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Preston North End | 1 | 34 |
| 16/17 | League One | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | League Two | York City | 2 | 44 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Preston North End | 1 | 40 |
| 16/17 | League One | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 22 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Oxford United | Rangers | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-23 | Rangers | Oxford United | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Birmingham | Rangers | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-25 | Rangers | Birmingham | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Sheff Utd | Liverpool | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-16 | Liverpool | Sheff Utd | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Fleetwood | Preston | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-02 | Preston | Fleetwood | Loan | — | €75k |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Newport County | Preston | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-07 | Preston | Newport County | Loan | — | €50k |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-19 | Southport | Preston | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-11 | Preston | Southport | Loan | — | €50k |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-19 | Tranmere | Preston | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-19 | Preston | Tranmere | Loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | York City | Preston | Return from loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-19 | Preston | York City | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Ben Davies's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 41% |
| Reading FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 43% |
| Derby County | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 16% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 33% |
| Burton Albion | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 56% |
| Wigan Athletic | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 44% |
| Ipswich Town | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 28% |
| Barnsley FC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 18% |
| Leeds United | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 53% |
| Aston Villa | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 12% |
| Rotherham United | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 65% |
| Millwall FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 47 | 2,959 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 23/24 | 17 | 297 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 22/23 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 22 | 1,887 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 20/21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 41 | 3,456 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 17/18 | 35 | 2,925 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 16/17 | 27 | 1,911 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 15/16 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
151 apps
3 G
3 A
League One
64 apps
2 G
1 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
5 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
66 apps
0 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Premiership
31 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Viaplay Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
SFA Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ben Davies?
Ben Davies is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Oxford United.
How old is Ben Davies?
Ben Davies is 30 years old. He was born on August 11, 1995 in Barrow-in-Furness.
What position does Ben Davies play?
Ben Davies plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Ben Davies play for?
Ben Davies currently plays for Oxford United.
How many career goals has Ben Davies scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ben Davies has scored 6 goals in 374 appearances.
What is Ben Davies's market value?
Ben Davies's most recent reported market value is €2.50m.